GOP Senate Candidate Puts Himself On Dem Ticket

Republican Senator Roger Wicker is facing the fight of his life for reelection in Mississippi. So what is he doing to ensure another six years in Congress? He's apparently painting himself as a Democrat.

A sample ballot reportedly put out by the Senator -- who has been in office for less than a year and could very well lose his race to former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove -- seems designed to deceive voters into thinking he is on the same ticket as Obama-Biden.

The flier, which has been reported in the Delta and Jackson regions of the state, checks off and makes bold the name of every Democratic candidate on the ballot -- plus Wicker. The desired effect is to make recipients believe that, if they vote down the Democratic party line, they should check off Wicker's name as well.

The late-game scheming is reflective not just of how tight the Mississippi Senate race truly is, but how fundamentally the Southern political landscape has shifted with Obama on the ticket. The idea that a Republican Senate candidate in the deep South would actually want to be associated with a black presidential aspirant is downright mind-boggling. At the same time, Wicker may just be trying to stir up enough confusion to siphon off the needed Democratic vote to propel himself to victory. Either way, it's dirty.

Hat Tip: Phil Singer.

Update: The Wicker campaign denies involvement in an the sample ballot. Spokesman Ryan Annison, speaking to Talking Points Memo, says: "The honest to goodness truth is this is the first time we've seen it... At five o'clock the night before the election, I can't say that our opponent's press releases are a priority."

Comments

[jalowe1957]

To paraphrase a famous joke from "All in the Family," "We've got too many elephants acting like jackasses these days."

[mulishmissourian]

Do they allow "do-overs" for this type of election?

[UsofA]

Mr. Wicker, your parents must be so proud.

[MSLES]

Just voted in MS. To make this even worse, the Musgrove-Wicker election was the only partisan election on the ballot that did not include the candidate's party affiliation.

[Bitsko]

I think this is hilarious. And a great omen for the Democratic Party!

[bubbles3660]

The cuckoo lays his egg.

[Susej]

What a leech

[democratUSA]

I remember a time when Democrats didn't want to say they were Democrats.
Times have changed!
Republicans will do anything to win.
GO OBAMA-BIDEN

[brobike42]

Even in the darkest days of the Reagan years, I never denied being a Democrat. Today, I'm prouder than ever to be a Democrat.

[Awash]

No need for a national holiday. It would not pass congress. We need to vote over Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Every state should have early voting lasting at least two weeks. Registration s/b streamlined and made simpler. E-Vote and Mail vote s/b considered. If voting machines are used, a paper trial and audit capability s/b mandatory.

[700rpm]

Mail-in voting works perfectly in Oregon. We here really don't understand why it isn't an option across America.

[luvienne]

Another member of the religious right showing his true self.

[NPA]

Yet another reason that we need a NATIONAL HOLIDAY to cast our presidential ballots. When the DEMS take both houses and the White House they need to pass a bill that would make it so. With a NATIONAL HOLIDAY the neocons will not be able to suppress votes so easily.

[SoupBoneJones]

He know's a winner when he see it.

[teapartydude]

So typical.

Real, honest to goodness Christian hypocrites.

[Southrnbelle]

What a piece of garbage!!!

I hope his opponent kicks his butt!!!

[bob8788]

That is funny and sad

http://www.barackobamacans.blogspot.com/

[wdw101]

funny stunt

[comacoma]

You are without dignity and honor... an election is no place for a "funny stunt"... but you repubs have nothing left and nothing to offer our nation. Enjoy defeat.